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    As Bright as Heaven

    by Susan Meissner

    From the acclaimed author of A Bridge Across the Ocean and The Last Year of the War comes a new novel set in Philadelphia during the Spanish flu epidemic of 1918, which tells the story of a family reborn through loss and love.
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    The Spies of Shilling Lane

    by Jennifer Ryan

    From the bestselling author of The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir comes a thrilling new WWII story about a village busybody—the mighty Mrs. Braithwaite—who resolves to find, and then rescue, her missing daughter.
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    The Last Time I Saw Paris

    by Lynn Sheene

    A stunning debut novel of a young American woman who becomes a spy in Paris during World War II.
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    Half of a Yellow Sun

    by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

    With effortless grace, celebrated author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie illuminates a seminal moment in modern African history: Biafra’s impassioned struggle to establish an independent republic in southeastern Nigeria during the late 1960s.
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    Next Year in Havana: Reese’s Book Club

    by Chanel Cleeton

    After the death of her beloved grandmother, a Cuban-American woman travels to Havana, where she discovers the roots of her identity–and unearths a family secret hidden since the revolution…
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    White Chrysanthemum

    by Mary Lynn Bracht

    For fans of Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko and Lilac Girls, the heartbreaking history of Korea is brought to life in this deeply moving and redemptive debut that follows two sisters separated by World War II.
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    The Things We Do for Love

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    Years of trying unsuccessfully to conceive a child have broken more than Angie DeSaria’s heart. Following a painful divorce, she moves back to her small Pacific Northwest hometown. In West End, Angie’s fortunes will drastically change yet again when she meets and befriends a troubled young woman.
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    Inspired by the life of a real World War II heroine, this remarkable debut novel reveals the power of unsung women to change history in their quest for love, freedom, and second chances.
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    Based on one of America’s most notorious real-life scandals, Lisa Wingate’s riveting, wrenching, and ultimately uplifting tale reminds us how, even though the paths we take can lead to many places, the heart never forgets where we belong.
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    White Houses

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    From Washington, D.C. to Hyde Park, from a little white house on Long Island to an apartment on Manhattan’s Washington Square, Amy Bloom’s novel moves elegantly through fascinating places and times, written in compelling prose and with emotional depth, wit, and acuity.
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